BCS Training in the UK

Who is it for: People involved in or implementing the DevOps process, including roles such as DevOps evangelist; automation architect; cloud infrastructure engineer; software developer; software tester; security engineer; database administrator and product owners. Read the syllabus below for a more complete list of roles. What will I learn: By the end of this training, participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and some basic application of the following aspects of DevOps:

• Origins
• Benefits
• Culture and teams
• Automation
• Lean
• Measurement
• Sharing
• Common roles
• Practices and techniques
• Methods and approaches for teams

Format of the Course:

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

This course is for anyone who needs to understand data protection and GDPR in particular. At the end of the course candidates should be able to:

• Hold a recognised qualification in data protection.
• Gain an understanding of the key changes that the GDPR and the Data Protection Act (2018) bring to data protection.
• Gain an understanding of the new rights available to data subjects and the implications of those rights with the GDPR and Data Protection Act (2018).
• Gain an understanding of individual and organisational responsibilities under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act (2018), particularly the need for effectiveness record keeping.
• Gain an understanding of the increased obligations faced by data controllers and data processors as a result of the GDPR coming into force and the Data Protection Act (2018) being enacted.
• Be better placed to support their organisation in processing customer data in compliance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Act (2018).

Who is it for:

• Anyone who has some existing responsibility for data protection within their organisation.
• It’s also useful for those who want to broaden their basic understanding in this area and fully understand the practical applications of data protection laws.
• Whilst this certificate is written to the UK Data Protection Act, many other jurisdictions have enacted broadly similar data protection laws, so international candidates may also find this useful.

What will I learn: Candidates will be able to:

• Gain an understanding of the key changes and the associated implications that the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 introduce to data protection.
• Gain an understanding of individual and organisational responsibilities under the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act, particularly the need for effective record keeping.
• Be able to apply the new rights available to data subjects and understand the implications of those rights.
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the designation, position and role / tasks of a data protection officer.
• Be able to prepare organisations to manage and handle personal data in compliance with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act.

Who is it for: Anyone with an interest in information security, whether as a career or for general business knowledge. This certificate is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of Information Security Management Principles as well as those with an interest in information security either as a potential career or as an additional part of their general business knowledge. It is very much a firm foundation on which other qualifications can be built or which provides a thorough general understanding to enable organisations to begin to ensure their information is protected appropriately. What will I learn: Candidates should be able to demonstrate: 

• Knowledge of the concepts relating to information security management. 
• Understanding of current national legislation and regulations which impact upon information security management. 
• Awareness of current national and international standards, frameworks and organisations which facilitate the management of information security.  
• Understanding of the current business and common technical environments in which information security management must operate. 
• Knowledge of the categorisation, operation and effectiveness of controls of different types and characteristics. 

Note: This is the four day course which adds one additional day to the standard delivery to provide more time for exam preparation and practice exercises.

Who is it for: Anyone with an interest in information security, whether as a career or for general business knowledge. This certificate is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of Information Security Management Principles as well as those with an interest in information security either as a potential career or as an additional part of their general business knowledge. It is very much a firm foundation on which other qualifications can be built or which provides a thorough general understanding to enable organisations to begin to ensure their information is protected appropriately. What will I learn: Candidates should be able to demonstrate: 

• Knowledge of the concepts relating to information security management. 
• Understanding of current national legislation and regulations which impact upon information security management. 
• Awareness of current national and international standards, frameworks and organisations which facilitate the management of information security.  
• Understanding of the current business and common technical environments in which information security management must operate. 
• Knowledge of the categorisation, operation and effectiveness of controls of different types and characteristics.

Who is it for: Security professionals looking to understand the technical and business aspects of the profession or anyone looking to work in the field of security architecture.

• System Administrators who wish to become security architects
• Technical architects looking to move into the field of security architecture 

This certificate also offers a complimentary certification for those awarded or looking to achieve CCP status in IA. What will I learn: Candidates should be able to:

• Describe the business environment and the information risks that apply to the systems.
• Describe and apply security design principles.
• Identify information risks that arise from potential solution architectures.
• Design alternate architectures or countermeasures to mitigate identified information risks.
• Ensure that proposed architectures and countermeasures adequately mitigate identified information risks.
• Apply ‘standard’ security techniques and architectures to mitigate security risks.
• Develop new architectures that mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices.
• Provide consultancy and advice to explain Information Assurance and architectural problems.
• Security configure ICT systems in compliance with their approved security architectures.

Who is it for: Anyone who is involved in the areas of information security and information assurance.  The certificate is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of Business Continuity Management as well as those who are involved in the areas of information security and information assurance. What will I learn: Candidates should be able to demonstrate: 

• The function of and need for business continuity management within an organisation
• The business continuity management life cycle
• The main components of a business continuity management programme
• The need for risk assessment within business continuity management
• The options for development of a business continuity management strategy
• How to prepare and develop plans for business continuity management response  
• The need for exercising, maintenance and review of plans 
• The need for embedding business continuity management awareness within the organisation 

Who is it for: Anyone who is involved in the areas of information security and information assurance. What will I learn: Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

• How the management of information risk will bring about significant business benefits.
• How to explain and make full use of information risk management terminology.
• How to conduct threat and vulnerability assessments, business impact analyses and risk assessments.
• The principles of controls and risk treatment.
• How to present the results in a format which will form the basis of a risk treatment plan.
• The use of information classification schemes.